The excerpt from Mothman Prophecies heard in class was about an encounter that couple had one night. It was a stormy night and the couple was alone at home. A frightening man, dressed completely in black, appeared at their doorstep and requested to use their phone. Afraid of whom he may be, they refused the request. The couple related this incident only to a few people who they knew they could confide in. a few days later the couple passed away in an accident. The friend that knew of the encounter that night immediately related the incident to an appearance of Satan, the devil or Beelzebub. In this incident, the four ways of knowing work together in convincing the friends that their superstition was true. The couple judged the man by his appearance and therefore came upon a conclusion about who he is only from what they perceived. They then related the incident to their friends, who came upon the knowledge through language. Once the couple died, the friends used reasoning (although it may not have given them the correct understanding) to connect the two event that took place. Finally, the friends experienced the emotion of fear that convinced them that it must have been the devil (whom they feared) who brought the ill fate upon their friends, the couple. The couple’s death is a negative event, which could have occurred due to a negative power, and the devil is a negative power. All parts seem to fit, and their belief passes the test of coherence. But, it is true that even the tests of knowledge are flawed and incomplete. Also, it is important that any belief, such as the one discussed, passes all three tests of knowledge to be considered justified and true. Also, the existence of the devil is a belief in society that may not necessarily be true. Yet it is an accepted notion which some people mistake for knowledge. This belief passes the test pragmatism and coherence as it explains the cause of any negative event, but it has yet to be proved and therefore cannot be considered justified true belief. This incident also shows the power of emotion and belief in our understanding as it was these two ways of knowing that dominated the knowledge claims made by the friend in the excerpt and caused to have a flawed view of the whole incident.